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Neil Shaw

Investigators rule out boat being involved in death of two children in sea

Investigators have ruled ouit the possibility of a boat being involved in the deaths of two children I the sea off Bournemouth beach last month. Sunnah Khan, 12 and 17-year-old Joseph Abbess died in an incident in Dorset which left eight other people injured.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council banned all boat operations pending the police investigation following the tragedy. Today, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has said it will not be launching a formal investigation into the deaths of the two youngsters, reports The Mirror.

Dorset Police had impounded the 78ft passenger vessel the Dorset Belle and arrested a man aged in his 40s who was 'on the water' at the time of suspicion of manslaughter.

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